George II (1727-1760), Lima Halfcrown, 1745 DECIMO NONO, reads GEORGIUS, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, LIMA below, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, angles plain, edge lettered upwards, 15.04g, 7h (Spink 3695; ESC 1687 [605]; Pywell-Phillips 325), a lovely broad striking, lustrous mint flair accentuated by gunmetal-reddish tone, good extremely fine to much as issued